Sisi says Egypt’s defence of Saudi Arabia will not include attacks in Yemen ift.tt/dRblZKa
Macron meets Saudi crown prince in ‘solidarity visit’, secures diesel supplies ift.tt/7efWacS
Macron hits back at foreign leaders over remarks on France’s unrest ift.tt/ltV5wSH
China and Djibouti stress need to protect Red Sea shipping lanes ift.tt/sQq8oIx
Carney looks to ‘middle powers’ to blunt Canada’s exposure to Trump ift.tt/rmq6oXt
Israel releases US congressional candidate but keeps other activists in detention ift.tt/MFSLaxy
Libya’s UN mission condemns attempt to seize financial watchdog by force ift.tt/vWtT1sS
US expands sanctions campaign against Iran’s oil trade, support networks ift.tt/RH1FS0b
US orders Gulf diplomatic drawdown after deadly attacks on Saudi Arabia ift.tt/cie91fm
Jumblatt warns of Assad-era ties in Lebanon’s security services ift.tt/QCr1ghG
‘We pay in blood for olives’: Palestinians face rising settler attacks ift.tt/VpMR5ZE
Jordan, Saudi Arabia revamp coordination council amid regional tensions ift.tt/gOmk41K
UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh enters race to become next UN chief ift.tt/6URHxwN
Iran reports ship fires, mine strikes, threatens wider response against US ift.tt/OYP7ink
Israel’s hardline policies likely to endure after next week’s election ift.tt/9xGXvZz
Egypt, Israel reject eastern Libya’s ratifying maritime deal with Turkey ift.tt/0Hxn9JT
Water rationing, fuel shortage compound crisis in Yemen’s besieged Taiz ift.tt/oHnuaSO
Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan, Indonesia sign defence cooperation accord ift.tt/Ue9sdkP
Turkey plans mandate to deploy military personnel in Saudi Arabia ift.tt/ACvkh6c
The Gulf needs a recovery plan beyond the reopening of Hormuz | Abdulla Saeed Alhebsi ift.tt/4hIdgxe
